Category Archives: Middle East

By Ramzy Baroud No matter how one attempts to wrangle with the rise of IS, the movement – as explainable historical circumstance – just doesn’t add up It is as if leaders of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) are getting tips on demonising Muslims from world leading Islamophobes and as if they are trying…

By Marwan Bishara Netanyahu is sure to translate the election results into a new mandate to further Israel’s colonial goals in Palestine. A Palestinian man reads a local newspaper, which features the Israeli election on its front page, in the southern Gaza Strip [REUTERS] This will be Benjamin Netanyahu’s fourth and Israel’s 34th government since its…

By Chris Doyle Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state. He will continue to build settlements. He could not have been clearer For a few brief happy days, the US President, European leaders and the whole Middle East peace process circus could dream of an alternate reality – an Israeli coalition that at least could talk of…

By Max Blumenthal Netanyahu has described a suicidal Jewish extremist as his personal hero. Will he follow in his path? March 22, 2015 “ICH” – “Alternet” – Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu propelled his Likud Party to victory over the centrist Zionist Union in national elections this week with a vehement rejection of…

By Alan Hart February 21, 2015 “ICH” – If perverted and violent Islamic fundamentalism (PVIF) in all of its manifestations is to be contained and defeated there’s one thing above all others that must happen: Western leaders, starting with President Barack Obama, must open their minds to the fact that consequences have causes and then…

By Robert Barsocchini Western selective outrage has always included burning people alive. Acting exactly as any sane criminal would, Western criminals want you to let them get away with their crimes while they broadcast the usually lesser crimes of others as pretexts for continuing and escalating their own crimes. Taking heart, this is exactly…

By Ramzy Baroud The stunting of critical Arab media will have a negative impact for years to come, to save themselves, some Arab regimes have chosen to sacrifice the intellect of their societies As I was finalising my research for this article, I found myself browsing through a heap of hilarious videos mostly by…

By Daily Mail An Iraq War veteran serving five life terms for raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her parents and sister says he didn’t think of Iraqi civilians as humans after being exposed to extreme warzone violence. Steven Green, a former 101st Airborne soldier, in his first interview since the 2006 killings, claimed…

By Patrick Cockburn October 15, 2014 “ICH” – “The Independent” – Iraq is descending into savage sectarian warfare as government-backed Shia militias kill, torture and hold for ransom any Sunni whom they detain. Isis is notorious for its mass killings of Shia, but retaliation by Shia militiamen means that Iraq is returning to the levels…